Walker Hancock was one of the premier American sculptors of the 20th century and a highly engaged and respected member of the Cape Ann community. Michael Lafferty is a skilled photographer who spent hours photographing Hancock in his Lanesville studio, creating a series of intimate portraits of the sculptor at work. This exhibit will combine...
Newburyport Art (NAA) is thrilled to announce two new exhibitions opening on February 1st! On view in the Sargent and Hartson Galleries is Elements, an exhibition that responds to elements of nature or “elemental” feelings/experiences in an artist’s life. Running alongside Elements is Featured Artist Jennifer Day, on view in the Hills Gallery. Additionally, the...
Local historian Robert Corcoran has done extensive research on the enslaved community who once lived in Wenham. Join us this month to learn their names, stories and who they were. Register Here>> Please note special date: the February program will be the first Friday in February. ___________ The Brown Bag Lunch series is a free...
Welcome the Year of the Snake and celebrate the Lunar New Year! Learn about the origins of Chinese traditions such as dances, lanterns, lucky tangerines, and rattle drums through crafts and performance In honor of the New Year, youth performers from the Wakefield Lions company will perform the Lion Dance, to attract good luck and...
Written and performed by (Caren Lyn Manuel) Tackett (of Broadway’s Hair, Rent, High Fidelity, The Times They Are A Changing, & Brooklyn), Slides artfully and open-mindedly explores a subject that is often not a part of the cultural conversation; the misdiagnosis, mistreatment, and misplacement of those diagnosed with mental illness in our society. Slides is...
The Big Band Blast will return to The Cabot to once again pay homage to the 1939 Big Band Battles at Carnegie Hall! Masterfully crafted by Henley Douglas Jr. and band leaders Carlos Menezes Jr of BrassFed Nation and Brian Thomas and Alex Lee Clark of BT ALC Big Band, “Round Three” promises the return...
Regarded as one of the world’s most creative modern fingerstyle guitarists with a repertoire spanning original viral videos and popular arrangements, Mike Dawes also enjoys mainstream chart success performing alongside Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues. He is an English guitarist known for composing, arranging and performing multiple parts simultaneously on a single guitar. “He’s...
Me and Thee begins 2025 with the upbeat music of Fabiola Mendez Trio on Friday February 7th. Fabiola began playing the Cuatro, Puerto Rico's national instrument. She is an Emmy -nominated composer and was named the Latin Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards. For more info and fee free tickets go to...
